Through The Shadows – Chapter 7 – Floating Up
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Chapter 7 – Floating UP
Seth viewed gloomy landscape of the desert's grey sands rising in front of him. He stared at the darkness, completely thoughtless. The timing of his travel was so bad, he didn't want to leave Kisara alone right now…But he had no other choice. His father heard about some Kaa source in a village far away in the desert, and of course he sent Seth here even without letting him change his priest outfit. Seth came back home from his work at Ra's temple and heard about the travel. And he had to go immediately; he didn't have time to see Kisara before the travel. (She must be angry with me…I'm not going to be there to help her…The wedding is in two weeks from now, and I can't get back soon enough. It is not possible for me to make it.) Anger towards his father and the Pharaoh burned in his heart as his convoy moved slowly into the grey eternity.
Seth was worried about Kisara. He knew the Pharaoh wouldn't wait for him to return and call Mahado to do the traditional ceremony. Seth wouldn't be able to save Kisara before the wedding, but maybe after that…But she would be left heartbroken. (She must be wondering how could I do that to her…Well, I couldn't do anything. But I will take revenge on Atemu for taking her from me, and I'm going to make sure my father pays for that. He was mean to me my entire life, but this time what he did was the last straw!)
"Priest Seth," said one of his companions "We will make a stop for the night soon." Seth only nodded and fixed his eyes back on the gloomy horizons.
"I just don't get what is happening here," said Atemu as he laid Kisara on her bed and lightly brushed the hair out of her face "She is in so much stress now she just can't take it, but I don't understand why." Mahado's eyes followed Atemu silently as he covered Kisara with the blankets.
Ikana entered the room almost running with a cup of her special tea she held in her shaking hands, and waited for Atemu to move so she can get close to Kisara and try to give her the drink. Atemu allowed her to do so, and stood near Mahado, watching as Ikana talked to Kisara softly, trying to convince her to wake up and drink the tea.
"What do you think about this?" asked Atemu quietly. Mahado looked at Atemu, and blinks of understanding appeared in his eyes. "It seems to me I can now connect a few things I heard lately…Maybe these are nothing but mere rumors, but I believe every rumor I hear have some truth in it. We should talk, your majesty. Please let's do it in some other place. Let Kisara rest for now." he murmured.
"That's alright." said Atemu as he got closer to Ikana that was sitting on the bed and helping Kisara to drink the warm beverage. "How is she?" he inquired softly. "She will be just fine, your majesty," said Ikana "Please don't worry. You should do as Master Mahado told you, and let Kisara sleep."
"I'm going now, but I will see you later, Kisara," said Atemu, and looked into her beautiful eyes rising weakly to meet his "Please don't worry."
He turned around, his cloak waving behind him, and left along with Mahado. The men headed down into the second floor, and got into the Judge Hall. Mahado waited patiently for the Pharaoh to permit him to speak. He bowed his head lightly and said "You know, your majesty, I noticed that Kisara was acting somehow strange when we talked about your wedding…"
"Yes, but that's only because she is afraid from the event, that's all." interrupted him Atemu shortly.
Mahado's gaze was fixed on the floor. "Now she seemed too MUCH worried in my eyes. It is not excitement, Atemu. It is more than that. She is afraid of the wedding, but she is terrified of you…In addition, I think there's something to do with Seth in this case. She panicked like this when you told her he went away and won't be doing the ceremony. I think it is good that he is away."
"What are you telling me?" said Atemu, blinks of anger and disbelief appearing in his voice when he got the idea of Mahado "You are saying that Kisara and Seth have something together? But how can it be?"
"Please don't be angry with me, my king," Mahado humbled himself "But I heard that Seth was seeing a girl, and she came at nights to his palace. And as I started to think about it, I remembered you told me how she resisted when she was brought to you. I think she was…She was so nervous when we talked about Seth that it made me think she knows him well." Mahado stopped for a second, letting the Pharaoh react to his words.
"How can we know things like these for sure? I have to know if this is true!" said Atemu, even more angrily than before.
"Your majesty, I'm sure someone can tell us the truth. Someone must have seen them together, maybe a servant of Seth's. Let me investigate this for you. And remember there is one good thing in this ordeal: Seth is far away. He can't bother us now. He can't do anything, and when he comes back, Kisara will be yours forever."
With that, Mahado said his farewells to the Pharaoh, and went on his way. Atemu leant back into his golden throne, and let himself think. (Maybe it is true, but does it really matter? I love Kisara, I know I love her. And she will love me, eventually. She has to. I'm the Pharaoh; I'm the ruler of the world. I can conquer any place in the world I want, I can summon the strongest powers, and I can send Seth away from here for life! I can do everything I want! I'm the chosen of the gods, I am the strongest in the world! She just has to love me! Even if she loved Seth before…I will make her forget him...)
The night slowly consumed the disc of sun out of the hall's windows, and his thoughts wandered to Kisara's beautiful eyes.
Mana walked to Seth's palace, humming a soft song to herself. She was sent on a special mission by Mahado. She had to find out who was the mysterious girl Seth was seeing in his palace.
She wore her priestess white clothes, her mahogany hair was free and shone in the dull stars' light. She went down the paths Kisara ran on nights ago in her way to meet Seth, she looked at the sparkles of lights in the windows she passed. Her thoughts wandered back to Mahado.
/"You have to find out who she is, but most important: do not tell this to anyone. It is important for the safety of our beloved Pharaoh. Mana," Mahado's eyes stared fiercely into hers "Do not disappoint me. It is very import. Be smart, my girl, do what you have to do."/
Well, she intended to find it out at all costs.
She started to run.
The sky lay above her, the stars sending little rays to shine on the Nile when she crossed the fields and went on the ore paths to Seth's palace. There, in the shadows, someone was waiting for her.
"Are you feeling alright, Master Seth?" came the voice out of nowhere. Seth looked up at the speaker, one of his servants. "Yes, everything is fine." said Seth quietly as he leant back and watched the fire.
"You looked a little worried today. Is something wrong?" asked the servant again. "No," said Seth wonderingly "Nothing is wrong." (I hope nothing is wrong…)
"Maybe you need something?" asked the servant again. Seth's hands found their way to his Millennium Rod. He gripped the item that was stuck in his belt, and looked away from the servant "I don't need anything. Get prepared for tomorrow. We will have a long day." with that, Seth went silent again, watching the fire. The servant bowed and went away to feed the horses and prepare them for the riding tomorrow.
Seth looked at his millennium item, feeling the metal warming from the heat of the fire. It would take them a week or so to reach the village with the Kaa source, and then he would have to search for it. Meantime, Kisara would have to marry the Pharaoh, and…And she would be lost forever. (I have to think about something…I can't let this happen. I-I have to…)
Seth lay on the ground, his eyes fixed into the fire, seeing Kisara among the flames.
"You know I missed you," said Mana as she rested her head on his shoulder. The young fellow smiled, looking down at her. "You don't have to apologize, Mana. I know you found your way in life. I still love you, but I know I can't make you happy. I know you are better without me. But I'm glad you came to see me tonight. I-I missed you too."
"Tell me about your life." said Mana quietly, "Tell me about your work, about the things you are doing. I think I've had enough magic studies lately. I want to hear simple things, I want to taste life again, as I used to live it."
The fellow smiled again, and let his arm wrap around Mana. "Alright, I will tell you."
They talked almost all night, he told her about Seth's palace, other servants, the works he had to do…And then he told her about his Masters. "Seth is alright, you know. He isn't arrogant and demanding as his father is. This man needs a serious brake. He is always yelling at someone, and is really impatient."
"It seems that Priest Seth is a nice person. I haven't seen him much lately. He is working in the Ra Temple, right?" asked Mana carefully. "Yes, he is working days and nights, always has something to do." said her friend.
"Oh, I'm sure he isn't that busy on the nights, right? Any man needs his sleep." directed Mana the conversation. "Oh, I thought everybody heard that rumor he was seeing a girl," said the fellow. Mana smiled in the shadows that surrounded them. "Well, I heard about it, and I wondered…Who is that girl? Maybe you know her?"
The fellow was silent for some time. He looked at Mana sadly and said quietly "Yes, I know who she is."
"Could you tell me? I promise I won't tell anyone!" said Mana, leaning closer to her friend. She heard him swallowing. "I-I don't think it is right…" he said, letting his hand run in his hair and push it on his eyes. Mana didn't let go.
"Oh, you know you can tell me. I'm a friend, not an enemy. You know I can keep a secret. By the way, you should keep our meeting as a secret. You won't tell anyone I was here, right?"
"Of course I won't! Who do you think I am?" asked the fellow, waving his hand in the air. "I think you don't want to trust me. I trust you, yet you don't trust me."
"I-I trust you Mana, I just don't think…" he stuttered, and Mana knew she was close to make him tell her. She leant even closer to him and whispered "So tell me. Tell me who the girl is. I won't tell it to anyone. I just want to know."
The fellow looked and her and sighed. "Alright, I think it is alright to tell you, now it isn't that important...Seth wouldn't be able to be with her ever again. She can't be his now." Mana's heart beat faster and pounded in her ears.
"The girl Seth was seeing…It is…Kisara."
FAB: Oh Hell, why did he told that to Mana? Now Seth and Kisara are in troubles…
Malik: That's your fault! You wrote this!
FAB: (sweatdrop) I'm fully aware of that, Malik.
Malik: Atemu is going to kill her…He would send her to the Shadow Realm…
FAB: Enough , Malik, don't tell all our secrets…SOO, dear ANGST readers…Did you like this chapter?
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